humdrum : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: humdrum	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for humdrum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
humdrum adj not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines" Synonym(s): commonplace, humdrum, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; "a humdrum existence; all work and no play"; "nothing is so monotonous as the sea" Synonym(s): humdrum, monotonous n the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety; "he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work"; "he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners"; "he hated the sameness of the food the college served" Synonym(s): monotony, humdrum, sameness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Humdrum \Hum"drum`\, a. Monotonous; dull; commonplace. [bd]A humdrum crone.[b8] --Bryant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Humdrum \Hum"drum`\, n. 1. A dull fellow; a bore. --B. Jonson. 2. Monotonous and tedious routine. Dissatisfied with humdrum. --The Nation. 3. A low cart with three wheels, drawn by one horse.